Akasa Zen-Black Silent Midi ATX Case

really pleased about the delivery. ordered at 6.00 at night and got it at 8.00 next morning!! Very good

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This is a very good case for the money. It's certainly quieter (OK, leaks less sound) than the case it was replacing which is what I really wanted. I concur with the previous comments about the power button and front USB port cover, plus I thought that (ahem) it looks a little cheap, but i got over that when I remembered what I'd paid for it.
One thing that might sell this to you, I was glad that the connectors from the front USB ports, Audio ports and power buttons/LEDs are NOT those ridiculously small and fiddley single pin connectors of which you would have to connect 8 to your MOBO in a hard to reach place. It was easy to fit, once I realised I had to sit the MOBO on risers that were packaged with the screws.

3 out of 5 for ease of use because i had to reinstall my OS after swapping everything into the new case!

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What can I say? I was looking for a basic budget case for a cheap build and what a fantastic buy this turned out to be. Ok, the power button was a little loose and the fold down usb cover was clunky but what do you expect for 30 quid?? More than adequate space for a multitude of devices and two silent fans to cool the case and motherboard nicely. No sharp edges and installaion was a breeze. This case could retail for a lot more and still be a bargain, well done dabs and akasa!

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This is an excellent case for PC builders on a budget. The case looks good, although the clear plastic surround detracts a little from the overall appearance.

The power on button is a little wobbly in it's socket, but no great issue. More of an issue is the optical drive covering door that once opened doesn't give you an option to close it as the spring-mounted flap obscures the button. The only way to close the drive is to push it in.

Side panel comes with a large vent which sits over the CPU cooler. Due to it's size it wasn't compatible with my after-market OCZ cooler, so the vent had to be removed. It's only four screws though..

Screwless drive fasteners keep popping out, so I've had to resort to screwing my drives into their bays - again no real big issue.

Overall, very happy with this case when I could have spent a lot more for little gain. Lots of room, no sharp edges and easy to build with two silent fans included. This case is a winner.

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The cd drive cover is good, although there is only one. It looks good. The blue power led emits light like a bright laser across the room. There are two quiet internal case fans, clip in 5" drive fasteners and good blanking plates at the back. Unfortunately the case seems to resonate with my power supply probably due to its fairly thin panels.

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Not a bad case with a handy no screws cd rom drive holder. My flod down usb door broke on the first week and the power button is a bit loose and the side panels are a bit to flimbsy for my liking, also the power led in the power switch could light up a room, but there is a cool door at the top which hides you cd rom drive this is good because i have a white drive and a black case

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